Why Mario Kart: Double Dash Is Better Than Mario Kart 8

N247 writes: Mario Kart 8 is proving to be one of the most popular Mario Kart games of the series, and a good majority of people would agree that it’s their favorite. In fact, it’s one of the reasons why I decided to buy a Wii U. There is no denying that Mario Kart 8 is one of the best games in the series. However, I still find that Mario Kart: Double Dash for the Nintendo GameCube is a much better game, and these are the reasons why.

I always liked the snes battle mode better. It felt like a violent pilot wings lol. I'm liking mk8 way better than double dash.... I actually did not like double dash due to it being sluggish for a mariokart game.

I've said it countless times: For me, the coin item is what ruins completely the game. It does nothing and coins are already in the track. However, I can think of ways to improve it:

1. The best option: Get rid of coin items altogether. They suck and it's the worst item ever in Mario Kart. Coins in the track are enough

2. If there has to be coins in the track AND coin items, then they should remove the 10 coins limit. At least that way, getting a coin would have some meaning, and the speed would keep improving when you get the item. So if you get it a lot, at least it would be worth something.

3. Remove coins in the track. If there are no coins in the track, that would mean that getting a coin item means something, and therefor not everyone would have the chance of getting to 10 coins and therefore have a better overall speed.

1. If coins were only on the track, people trailing others would be at a huge disadvantage, many times if you're trailing close you won't get any coins because of the person in front of you does first.

2. If there was a higher limit and greater speed increase due to coins, it would be once again completely unfair due to racers who are front runners or start in first.

3. Again if you only had coin items, it would be unfair for players who don't ever get the coin items enough in a race.

The coins and coin item are about as balanced as it could be, you either could have it like it is now or remove coins and the coin item altogether but what you're suggesting would make the game completely broken.

Maybe you just aren't that great or something but coins are very important and absolutely key to win races, so is the coin item for keeping your speed up after getting hit with items. When you play against real serious players, you'll realize how important it is to keep your top speed maxed with coins and the coin item.

The only time I would say it annoys me, is when you're first and the only item you get is the coin item over and over again. That is more of a problem with the randomization though because I have played this game since launch and I swear, I have not once gotten the Lightning bolt item. Maybe it's because I am first nearly every race but still I don't win every single race and its crazy to me I haven't gotten that item once, I play it daily too.

When your coin count is maxed it, you should be allowed to hold the coin behind you to defend yourself like with a banana or mushroom. Or the coin item should stop showing up altogether. That item can really screw you up when you are first place. :/

Now THAT, is a good idea that improves the usefulness of the item. I think we should be allowed to hold it behind us regardless of our count, however, since it would only be usable in defense and there are a lot of times where you need a defense and don't have it while in the lead.

You know that would be a great idea. You could also use coins to stop most projectile weapons. You could choose to litter the track with them and possibly give your chaser a speed boost in a bid to protect your self. Nice game play trade off.....

What characters besides Diddy Kong and Bowser Jr. are missing from MK8? I don't see who else you could put in the game. Double Dash also has ten fewer characters and no Kart customization to compliment the character stats.

there was an amazing sense of speed when using the mushrooms, the way the camera would pull out and shake a little really gave a sense of speed. MK8 is my second fav. Doubledash just annoyed me, idk why having two characters on the kart annoyed me so much.

I'm still trying to get 3gold on all the 150cc cups on MK8. The one thing I really love about the wiiU is that I can play while taking a poo, which is a novelty in itself. Sorry if I offended anyone with that lovely mental picture :o

double dash snaking is a lot less "extreme". I could continuously power slide through entire levels in DS, not so much in DD (maybe for lack of skill, I am not sure about that).

both are good games, but I like the tracks of MK DD best. Then there is a huge difference in playing MK on a small DS screen versus playing it on your TV. I had some friends with a DS and we did some MK DS sessions occasionally, but it just could not beat double dash.

Double Dash was also more innovative, I love the two driver feature, it was great that you could team up, one of your friends driving the other one throwing items and managing the power slides. These were some epic MK sessions...

Unbelievable! I purchased Double Dash at launch - as did I the GameCube and many, many Nintendo related items over the years. Feels to me however that people (generally) only champion these games when it's too late, games such as Okami, Shenmue and Killer 7 (for example). Do me and me a favour, back games such as this NOW instead of hiding behind your GTA's, COD's and Assassin Creed's.

Just for the record, I find Mario Kart 8 better than Double Dash...generally.

DD worked very well and added strategy if you held a shell To block a Red shell. Plus each character had a different special attacks and you could coordinate speed specials and long range or short range specials attacks. I thought DD was the best because it was made with strategy and luck, compared to the other ones.

If the last article wasn't complete click bait, this one definitely is. People are really trying hard to prevent the wii u from gaining any ground lately. Their performance at E3 and how they won over so much of the media at that time must have sent haters into panic mode.XD

Mario Kart Double Dash had the worst track selection of any Mario Kart to date, making it in my mind the worst console iteration of that respected franchise.

That being said, Nintendo on a bad day is still light years better than most developers on their best day. In other words, Double Dash was still a good game, especially when you hooked two gamecubes together for some 8 player action.